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We need Qs #AMA for the #PiaTPJParty2021

Periodically during the live stream, we’ll take a break from the shenanigans to answer listener Qs. Keep in mind the gang has done these for years and heard a lot of questions. Try to think of something unique and of interest to everyone.

You can ask Qs for Noah, Heath, Eli, Lucinda, Anna, Morgan, and Tim. Andrew and Thomas are so expected to be here.

Drop your questions here between now and Friday. The event starts at 6pm ET - ?? on Saturday August 7th.

All patrons to all shows will get a separate email invite - probably on Friday 

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Stormy Decisis

I'd love to see each of you do an impression of the person to your left (physically, not politically). If more specificity is required, do an impression of that person on the phone with Comcast customer service.

Stormy Decisis

What three things would you put in a summoning circle to summon Heath? Noah? Eli?

Jason Carte

Favorite Christian actor and favorite Christian filmmaker to ridicule?

GrassyknollMan

My question is ; IN WHAT FUCKING WORLD DOES THE INDOMINABLE CECILFUR THINK DONUTS ARE FUCKING BETTER THAN DANISHES?! The man has a goddamn culinary degree, a better one than mine, but I am flabbergasted and fucking AMAZED that you guys let that aggression stand.

Mark

In a battle between Noah and Lucinda’s cats and Noah and Anna’s Pug who would win? What would their special moves be?

crystaloftruth

How much further do I have to fast forward to get to the orgy?

Mark

For all in attendance. On a scale from Gilbert Gottfried to the eardrum massaging auditory velvet that is Seth Andrews’ voice, where do you think your voice ranks?

ADAM P HAWKES

Less a question and more of a statement. 😂Kidding, of course. Curious if any of the crew have stories about the time of the "satanic panic" and whether they family members flip out over D&D or the like.

crystaloftruth

Got any funny Noah stories pre-atheism?

crystaloftruth

How long since each of you last played with Lego?

Keith Bohannon

How can I convince my wife to let me mock churches in public? She’s atheist but has this crazy idea we shouldn’t mention the evil shit they do. I’m not talking about at a funeral or something, just in general.

Bob Smith

Does Noah dab? (Cannabis concentrates. I guess it could be the dance move, YOU DECIDE!)

Andrew Wickliffe

So far we just have a comment--HOT POCKETS ARE GREAT

Keith Bohannon

I’m tired of vulgarity for charity. Can I blame trump for this?

Timothy Thayer

Funny questions, serious questions or both?

Ferret Maestro

Does Heath actually not know what all of the sexual things mean that he has to "look up" or is that just a very funny bit? If it's real... Patreon only citation needed of nothing but enlightening Heath?

Emmy

Have you guys heard about the RPG Blades in the Dark? Yes - what did you think? No - You should try it!! I am the GM for a group of players new to RPGs. It is really easy to pick up as a player. As a GM you are basically there to just tell them the rules, they decide what they want to do. Would love to listen to what you guys come up with. My last session, I was gently guiding them to infiltrate a gang's HQ... but the PCs ended up planning a wedding for a different gang leader, then killing the groom by means of a giant crab god. Lol. Have a fun PJ party!!

Sterling Hallauer

Are you going to put a cone or something over Heath's penis so he stops missing work?

Ann Pollard

Who's going to be at QED in Manchester in February?

Scifi Wars

If the real world was an RPG, what would your cohosts abilities and weapons be?

Religion *is* Politics

Why do people like Kevin Sorbo react to a global pandemic by encouraging risky behavior and labeling as nazis those trying to save lives? Are they sociopaths or are they just Calvinists?

D. Bench

Hopefully not the dance move! lol

Rick Ideker

What is your perfect ratio of peanut butter to jelly for a pb&j sandwich? 50/50, 60/40, 40/60, something else? Explain your choice.

Michael Johnson

Who would be your new 4 horsepeople of the Atheist movement and who would be their 4 Christian nemeses? Bonus question what would their superpowers be?

Jordan Norman

Does Andrew charge you his standard rate for being your lawyer or do you folks get a deal?

Max

What advice does Andrew give to people who tell him they are considering law school?

Jess Donovan

Or could you get fucked arsehole?

Kevin McKinney

Do you all think life could exist somewhere other that Earth?

Pinesnake

Is Noah still in denial or has he finally accepted Jesus like his mother expected him to? Or has his mother finally accepted that he will remain a stinking atheist like the rest of us?

Puzzle in a Tassie-storm

Hi Jess - I am sorry if my proposed AMA q's above have caused you offence, which was definitely not my intention - I was simply riffing off one of the typical Heath tropes from the PIAT podverse where the character of 'Heath' poses these exact questions...

Kaleb L

Why don’t you have Don Ford, Voice of Fantasy and Adventure, guest appear on GAM?

Matt Griggs

I've always wondered how difficult it is for you guys to not call each other by your real names. Have you just restored to calling each other by your pseudonyms in the real world?

Ferret Maestro

I've wondered that too. Even the people I have been gaming with for over 10 years sometimes start calling me my real name online.

Hypatia

Heath: what is your fondest childhood memory?

mike bean

They even go by pseudonyms at the meet ups!

Jen Moore

Any chance we’ll ever have a PIAT-con? Assuming this blasted pandemic ever ends, of course.

Matt Griggs

I know! That's why I'm so curious..lol. I know they can edit the podcast but on live shows and the last pj party, etc, they never slip.

B. King

Is Eli really teaching university with only a bachelor's degree? The places I have worked won't even interview an adjunct person who doesn't have the terminal degree. If so, how did you swing it? If you have a terminal degree you haven't talked about, what is it in and what was your thesis and/or dissertation on?

Lorrie Klossner

Oh no, definitely the dance move. In fact, I want to see everyone at the PJ party twerk! Twerk! Twerk! Twerk! (With or without the ass-wolves)

Lorrie Klossner

Is there a measurable difference between Calvinists and Sociopaths?

Zachary Z

What are some dream projects you would like to complete in the future?

Lorrie Klossner

Heath, what scotch are you drinking at the PJ Party so I may get the same and share a shot with you virtually

Ferret Maestro

Once life... Calms down, with the new family and all.. Are there any plans to have Anna join more in Scathing, maybe as a co-host for this week in misogyny and expanding that segment? Also, for Eli, you've made references a lot to wheel of time and other Sanderson works. Do you feel like he did a good job finishing that, or do you like any of his other works more? Any excitement or annoyance at the Amazon show coming?

Lorrie Klossner

See, I’m old. I thought those were Robert Jordan books

Ferret Maestro

They are/were. Sanderson finished the series after Jordan's death.

Lorrie Klossner

I feel like I missed out and need to finish the series now!

Justin Kirck

Less a question, but more a request. Could you three boys say some nice things about each other? I know the joke dynamic, especially with the vulgarity for charity stuff, but it would be fun hearing you guys compliment each other just as hard as you roast each other.

Easter Keister

Hey, I’m interested to know if any of you have tried disc golf? What’s your best/worst shot you can remember? What’s your go-to favorite disc for a long drive, straight hallway fairway, and putt?

Sean Dunaway

For anyone in attendance. I believe Contact is an anti-atheist film. The script beats the crap out of Ellie Arroway at every opportunity, and doesn't let her respond to the simplest of apologetics with anything other than "gosh, I hadn't thought of that." She's portrayed as mean to the clergyman who attempts to comfort her after her dad dies (gender flipped cancer mom?) During her hearing this brilliant astrophysicist is completely flummoxed by an argumentum ad populum. And during her final testimony, the movie goes out of its way to force Ellie to plead her case on faith. FFS, she has evidence, and the movie buries it! I don't know if you could do this movie on GAM, but I can't watch it anymore, the movie simply does not like atheists. My thanks to all!

Christi-Ann Pierantoni

With as popular as Scathing segments like Biblepiece Theater and Vulgarity for Charity are, would you consider spinning them out into a standalone podcast? And if you were to spin off VoC, would you include Tom and Cecil?

Sammy

Favorite Final Fantasy VII character?

Tristan Miller

There's a parallel universe (or two) where Scathing / PiaT were never created. Where are your other selves, and what are they doing?

Fluffy Fox Number 4

Obviously we want to know the score! Also, If I were to do a ‘whats…?’ in a Farnsworth quote do I get to be on the spreadsheet???

Lars Gottlieb

So much this. Lather each other in heartfelt praise for our enjoyment please (o:

JustAGuy

If you each could just delete a company from existence, which one would you all pick? If I can get a second question in; Has anybody on the team read any of Ian M. Banks' Culture series, and what do they think?

Dusty's Customs

Cecil, if all of the Piat Pod/Open Args people where foods, what would they be???

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Your thoughts on circumcision in 2021

Jess Donovan

'Riffing' requires context. You'll notice that the PIAT crew are ALWAYS very careful to let you know who the butt of the joke is, and it is ALWAYS the bad guys. Not you though. Apologies for 'causing offence' without acknowledgement of harm done or reparation of said harm or any way mentioned of how to do better next time are empty. No one puts qualifiers on well defined concepts like sex except for dishonest prevaricators. Se 'Intelligent' design proponents. You are hitting at least 3 squares on the arsehole bingo card here.

Jess Donovan

Lorrie, when was the last time you heard one of the good guys say 'Oh come on, it's just a joke.'?

Nalhaliel

Lorrie the OA livestream featured some Eli dancing and twerking at the beginning 😂

Nalhaliel

When is Eli’s blog coming back? Note: this isn’t a sarcastic question, we all love funny, playing a wacky character Eli but serious, passionate about what’s important to him Eli is such an amazing thing to see and hear.

Mees Hilgersom

Best/Worst experience in a store/while shopping?

crystaloftruth

Has Eli played any baby related pranks?

crystaloftruth

For Andrew… Fuck, marry, kill. Megatron, Soundwave, Star Scream? go

crystaloftruth

Just realised Soundwave keeps his pets in himself

TenaciousB

Piggybacking off this, strawberry, grape, or some other type of jelly? There is only one right answer.

Spinoza's Godzilla

If animal-human hybrids became a thing, how close to human would one have to be before eating it would be considered cannibalism?

Spinoza's Godzilla

If you could reverse one supreme court decision which would it be?

Spinoza's Godzilla

If you could force every American adult to read or listen to one book, which book would would you chose?

Cindi Lynch (Yes, THAT Cindi Lynch.)

Questions for ALL: 1. What are you currently reading (for pleasure, not work)? 2. Do you prefer novels that stand alone or are part of an ongoing series? 3. Current favorite author?

Devilvamp

For everyone (except Thomas he sucks) how do we go about teaching people to think/learn? For example on vaccines, and or science in general. We have seen a huge up tick in vaccines due to fox and other GOP talking heads finally telling people to get the vaccine. How do we fix this without having to show these people their family is dying?

Lorrie Klossner

Yes but not Noah! Not Heath! They must twerk

Bowl of Piss Water

I'd imagine it's fairly easy. I played roller derby for a while, and only ever knew some of my teammates and league mates by their derby names. Even for the ones whose non-derby names I knew it was weird to call them those. Michelle? No, you're Fierce! (Short for Shella Feirce)

Religion *is* Politics

Will churches ever address pseudoscience just because it’s the right thing to do? Can churches ever do without alternative facts? How can we make fact checks more accessible to churchgoers’ phones?

Timothy Thayer

Is there a charity I can donate to that helps atheists in bad place relocate to safer parts of the world?

steven burritt

i would to hear the story of eli learning to drive or taking his road test

Baron Atomy

Are there any Patreon names you've opted not to read, in one breath or otherwise?

Ele Nichols

When you reviewed Breakfast by Newsboys and a portal to Hell opened because you accidentally made the incantation by reciting the lyrics, was there in fact no breakfast there?

Another Tom

What is the most likely way that you would earn a Darwin Award?

Another Tom

If all of you were isolated and in an emergency survival situation, how would you decide which person would be dismembered and devoured to ensure the survival of the group?

Kitsunelaine

Please tell us your fursonas. If you didn't have a fursona before, make one.

Danielle Kemmer

My birthday is on August 6th. I would love a birthday shout out but I promise you guys absolutely do not have to.

PoEfanatic

Question for Eli, how, on average does the Jewish community treat people who don't identify with them anymore?

Gremico

If you all had full authority over it, what would your punishment of Donald Trump and his administration be?

Kevin

When did Heath decide he needed to change his name?

Religion *is* Politics

Making them repair fallen pieces of border fencing by hand. Something Sisyphean like that.

Religion *is* Politics

I wouldn’t go so far as to say it’s anti-atheist. If you’re a born again Christian, you’re just as unhappy with the ending, because there is that piece of top secret proof that Ellie was right all along, plus you’re also unhappy that the film’s villain is a Christian terrorist, and you’re even more unhappy that Pastor Matthew McConaughey and Ellie have consensual sex at the beginning. It isn’t anti-atheist, but it is a lightweight treatment that panders to both sides as much as possible.

Stormy Decisis

My Catholic youth group took us to see Contact.

Religion *is* Politics

That makes sense, Catholics are a bit more interested in humanism than evangelical Protestants have been

SciPhySkyGuy

Your entire party finds itself locked in a room with an eldritch being and two doors. One leads to eternal conscious torture and the other to eternal bliss. The being proclaims that if a member from your party enters each of the two doors (which will close behind them), the rest will be annihilated. Otherwise, a trap door will open to drop all left in the room into eternal torture. Who goes where?

Aaron

As a fan with a hobby-podcast, I would love to know what your production process looks like? Like, weekly meetings, scripts in Google drive, maybe an ideas folder? I suppose you can't plan the news elements out in advance but there must be a Bible Peace Theater etc plan eh? Inquiring minds want to know how you make it work! ;)

Evie Dents

What is your mother’s maiden names, your social security numbers, your addresses, and the make and model of your first cars? Just off the top of my head.

Pinesnake

After today’s episode, what is the patreon goal to get a collaboration between the amazing Anna Bosnick and Shelley Segal?

Jo

What shows would you like to be on? Or interviewed by?

HidariMak

Which gaming platforms were your personal favorites? And which game for it would you say was best?

Jo

Having done many Q&As, what makes a good question? Or what makes a bad one?

D. Bench

Will Anna ever record/release another album? I loved the first one. If so, I would love to play some harmonica on it if she thinks it would fit. I have played for 30+ years, so I am not an amateur.

Bra Straps and Bitch Slaps

This is a very important and serious question: What is everyone's favorite cereal? I've heard Noah, Heath, and Eli's answers (feel free to answer again), but I need to hear everyone else's response.

Karin Parker

For all: What parts of your on show persona are furthest from your real personality?

Tea With The Queen

For all: what are your favorite skeptical and atheist activist groups that we could become involved in? Donating not just money, but time to as well.

Tea With The Queen

For Anna: what resources did you use to adapt to motherhood as an atheist? I've noticed a lot of mothering-centric resources tend to have some connection to religion (this could be a regional thing) and motherhood communities are often the same or worse.

Tea With The Queen

For Eli: same question regarding fatherhood, though to be fair I haven't done a ton of research into the resources there. For both you and Anna, Is there anything special or specific to atheism that's made parenthood particularly difficult?

Joe Schafer

I have a feeling I will be attacked for this question but I want you to explain what is so wrong with Sam Harris. This is not a bad faith question I genuinely do not understand.

George Dubya

Might be late but what do you all think is the best and worst Legend of Zelda game and why?

Religion *is* Politics

Sam Harris is complicated. I would also appreciate a few thoughts from as many hosts as might care to weigh in. For one thing, I’d like to know where he gets off standing up for science when he takes cues about the trans community from right wing trolls.

Matt

Is legal counsel for podcasters in your position a necessity? How much of Andrew Torrez's time is spent on "Ideas Eli has"?

Kaleb L

Is baby Max Bosnick named after someone in particular?

Unofficial_Opinion

I’m relieved to see someone ask this. I don’t agree with Sam Harris all the time, and I am newer to PIAT than many, but from my newb perspective I would have they were more aligned than less. Also, seeing a person named Slartibartfast makes me wish I’d picked a cooler name like Hot Black Desiato. Sigh.

Unofficial_Opinion

This has probably come up, but I’d like to ask about your favorite books? Or, beyond books, your influences?

Plant Doctor

Noah and Lucinda - I recall Lucinda got Noah a brass instrument (trumpet? trombone?) for Christmas some years ago. How much did Noah learn? How did practicing go? and why is it not part of the stories about your neighbors